← Votes·2026-05-21

Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Vote ID 193084Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap”. EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (505 for, 29 against, 9 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

505

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

476 votes

Turnout (cast)

543

Absent

167

Participation rate

76.5%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 127Against 1Abstain 0Absent 51

S&D135 MEPs

For 93Against 0Abstain 0Absent 42

PfE85 MEPs

For 65Against 7Abstain 0Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 5Absent 16

Renew77 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 4Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 10

Country angle

Most in favour

France69
Germany63
Italy48
Poland45
Spain41

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France80 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany95 MEPs

For 63Against 15Abstain 0Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary18 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 1Absent 27

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 19Against 6Abstain 2Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 45Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 41Against 2Abstain 0Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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